[caption id="attachment_7200" align="aligncenter" width="640"] A geisha girl running to work to be on-time, because on-time is late in Japan.[/caption] In a previous article I outlined the basics of teaching English in Japan: how to find a job, how much you’ll make, what’s expected of you, and...
I had just graduated into the middle of a major recession. It was 2009 and I was one of the lucky employed. I had landed a job as an IT Guru and Systems Administrator at a medium-sized software company outside of Boston, but I had...
[caption id="attachment_7206" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Why teach English in Japan? Because you get to see this.[/caption] So you want to travel to overseas, explore the mystic unknown, and meet exotics natives in far away and then kill them – no wait – you need to join the...
[caption id="attachment_6998" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Enter the Dragon: Teaching English in China[/caption] Well that magical time has come yet again my favorite world traveling ponies to drop some knowledge of working overseas, making money while traveling, and most importantly, meeting exotic natives in mystic lands. And yet...
One of the most expensive aspects of travel, especially if you plan to go on the road long term, is accommodation. While hostels and guesthouses can be quite fun and exciting (see: dirty, loud shitholes filled with bed bugs and backpackers playing musical beds), you...
Six years ago, I was about to graduate with a degree in journalism with a minor in how-the-hell-do-I-get-abroad. I didn’t care where I was going or what job I’d be doing once I got there, but knew that I needed to be anywhere but Iowa. My...
So you want to get paid to live abroad and experience a new culture at the same time huh? How about brush up on all those domestic skills that you probably ignored your dear sweet mother trying to teach you? Well - since I am a member...
So you can't really have a website about working overseas without addressing that big beautiful elephant in the room of making money teaching English overseas. Can't do it. But since I have not undertaken noble task of spreading Western imperialism through language myself, I thought...
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[caption id="attachment_4821" align="aligncenter" width="640"] There is no telling what kind of amazing sea life you by becoming a Scuba Diving Instructor[/caption] Want to travel the world by as scuba diving instructor? Look no further. This week I asked Talon, who is the man behind 1dad1kid, a blog...